Over-Medium Eggs (Foolproof Method)

Over-medium eggs are my fried egg of choice and for good reason too. For eggs cooked over medium, the yolk is slightly runny while the egg white is completely cooked. What could be tastier than a jammy yolk?

Eggs cooked over-medium are the perfect topper to avocado toast, burgers, any type of rice bowl, potatoes, or grilled vegetables. The runny yolk almost acts like a sauce for the toast or whatever you serve with the cooked eggs.

Some people consider over-medium eggs to be the perfect fried egg.

Different Ways of Frying Eggs

There are four ways to fry an egg and all of them are rather similar. In egg terminology, “over” refers to flipping the egg in the pan and “easy, medium, and hard” eggs refer to the doneness of the yolk.

Here are the four ways to serve fried eggs, including over-medium:

1. Sunny-side up – The egg is fried over medium heat on only one side just until the whites are set and the yolk or top of the egg is runny.
2. Over-easy – The egg is fried until the whites are set and then flipped to the second side and cooked shortly so you still have a runny yolk. Over easy eggs refer to the short cooking time so the top of the yolk remains runny.
3. Over-medium – The flipped egg is cooked slightly longer so the yolk is only partially runny. The egg white is completely cooked.
4. Over-hard – The flipped egg is cooked even longer until the yolk is completely set and has the texture of a hard boiled egg. You will have a hard yolk with this method and crispier edges on the whites of the eggs.

With all methods of frying eggs, the whites of the eggs should and will be fully cooked.

Why You Need This Recipe

• Over-medium eggs are the one of the easiest ways to elevate any dish. Master this skill and all your dinner ideas might just include a fried egg on top! Or, just serve your medium fried eggs with toast and you’ve got a whole meal ready to go.
• The whole process only takes 11 minutes from start to finish. This can usually be done while your main dish cooks or can be a super speedy breakfast.
• If you aren’t a scrambled egg person you may just love medium fried eggs! For the longest time I couldn’t get my husband to eat eggs until I served him over-medium eggs. Now he considers them the perfect eggs.

How you like your fried eggs is completely up to you!

Oil or butter to keep the eggs from sticking to the pan. You can use olive oil or bacon fat for a dairy-free choice.

Eggs to fry – fresh eggs are best!

Salt to season the eggs. Don’t underestimate the power of seasoning.

Ground black pepper is optional but if really adds a great deal of flavor if you like black pepper.

There’s nothing worse than attempting to fry an egg with a runny yolk only to cut into an over-hard pale yellow center with a firm yolk.

Follow these simple steps and easy tips to learn how to fry eggs over medium without overcooking them.

Step One

Add olive oil, coconut oil, or butter to a nonstick skillet and bring it to medium heat.

Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.

Step Two

While the skillet heats up, crack each fresh egg into a small bowl.

Step Three

Gently pour each egg into the hot fat or hot oil in the frying pan.

Step Four

Let the eggs cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the whites of the egg are almost completely solid white.

Reduce the heat to low and gently flip each egg. Let the eggs cook for another 2 minutes.

Use a rubber spatula or a fish spatula to transfer the eggs to a plate and serve hot with salt and pepper for the perfect breakfast.

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